Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area
Activist voices opposition of health care service privatization in Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - An Alberta activist is voicing concerns with changes to Alberta's health care system.Sandra Azocar, the executive director of Friends of Medicare, presented to the Southern Alberta Co...
Sep 10, 2020
Full parole revoked for Lethbridge woman convicted of killing her mother
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A Lethbridge woman will return to custody after having her full parole status stripped away.In 2016, then-29-year-old Jessica Lee Ann Praill was found guilty of manslaughter in connec...
Sep 10, 2020
U of L’s Fresh Fest goes virtual for 2020
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Fresh Fest at the University of Lethbridge is one of many events feeling the effects of COVID-19.The annual welcome to the fall semester event is going virtual for 2020, due to the pa...
Sep 10, 2020
Lethbridge School Division receives notice of outbreak at Chinook High School
LETHBRIDGE, AB -- Alberta Health Services (AHS) defines an outbreak as being two or more cases of an illness in one location within a 14-day period. As of Wednesday (Sept 9) the Lethbridge School Divi...
Sep 09, 2020
The Daily with LNN – September 9, 2020
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Take Lethbridge News Now on the go anytime, anywhere.The Daily with LNN is a podcast-style news update, detailing some of the local, regional, and national stories we have been workin...
Sep 09, 2020
Two new assistant chief judges appointed
LETHBRIDGE, AB- Two new assistant chief judges have been appointed to the Provincial Court of Alberta.Judge Aran Veylan was appointed as assistant chief judge for the Edmonton family and youth divisio...
Sep 09, 2020
Province launches map showing COVID-19 outbreaks in schools
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released Wednesday's report on COVID-19, detailing the numbers over the past 24 hours.98 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to 15,191. Of th...
Sep 09, 2020
North Lethbridge home, "an oasis of crime," has been shut down
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Dozens of members of various law enforcement agencies, health inspectors, and utility providers were on hand as a problem drug house on Lethbridge's north side was shut down Wednesday...
Sep 09, 2020
New Pronghorns Citizenship Scholarship created
LETHBRIDGE, AB- In the spring of 2021 the Pronghorn Citizenship Award will be awarded to one female and one male Pronghorn Athlete.The Pronghorn Citizenship Awards (PCA) will look to recognize and rew...
Sep 09, 2020
City implementing Transit On Demand pilot program
LETHBRIDGE, AB- In the next little while, transit will look quite different with a new Transit On Demand program, as well as the implementation of new Access-A-Ride eligibility.Based on recommendation...
Sep 09, 2020